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Here are the rules for ADTRW, the subforum dedicated to Anime, Manga, Light/Web Novel, Tokusatsu, J-Dramas, Games, and various other Japanese and Asian Media. If any of these topics tickle your fancy, then this is the place for you. I guess this can also function as a FAQ of sorts. The current Anime/Manga Recommendation thread is right here. If you'd like to get in touch with me regarding any issues, questions, or suggestions you may have, feel free to message me with the PM function, or post in the Mod Feedback/Request/Ask Thread. THE RULES 01. The same forum rules applied everywhere else are also the main ones here. If you're wondering how to stay out of trouble, they're a pretty good starting point. 02. Please actually like anime and manga We're an Anime/Manga sub-forum. If you don’t like anime and manga, or only like them “Ironically,” feel free to do so elsewhere. Yes, anime/manga works are not without their issues so they're not protected against valid criticism, but if you're just gonna take a dump at the medium as a whole, there's probably better places to do that. 03. Support the official release Fan translations exist, and plenty of people use them. There are even a few licensors who lurk around places that host said fan-translations to gauge interest. It’s okay to link and discuss fan translations; all we ask is that, if an anime/manga/novel becomes legally available, please support the series you like should they ever become available to you. Consider this a gentlemen’s agreement between those of us who wish to keep the industry alive. 04. No porn Please don’t post porn images of any sort. This ain't a difficult rule. If you're caught posting porn, there are no "Three Strikes, you're out": You're getting banned, no questions asked. 05. Don’t be a creep Fanservice-heavy / raunchy anime and manga have, in the past, been heavily stigmatized in general, causing many anime/manga fan to keep their fandom to themselves. Nowadays, it's perfectly fine if you enjoy raunchy comedy and enjoy talking about them, but don't act like a goddamn horndog. We're all ostensibly at least 18-years of age here. 06. Don’t be a brat Don’t have a meltdown because things didn’t go your way, don’t snap at somebody just because they expressed a dissenting or unpopular opinion, and don’t come into threads you don’t post in just to snipe at them or some poster. 07. Don’t be weird about Japan Japan is a country with its own history and values and ways of doing things. As pretty much every other country, they've hosed up, so, if a work of entertainment gives foot to write a valid criticisms, that's fine. Whining about how their values don’t always match up 1:1 with your own, however, or how they like the stuff you hate and hate the stuff you like because they suck because  is dumb and a waste of everyone's time.08. Don’t take it personally, don’t make it personal Sometimes people on the Internet make jokes at each other’s expense. That’s cool, be cool. Sometimes people on the Internet dredge up personal baggage and harass each other, or sling poisonous accusations. That’s not cool. Don’t do it. If you see it happen to you or someone else in here, report that immediately. 09. If you post lolicon or shotacon I will permaban you See rule 4. 10. On Toxx'ing Sometimes, a goon makes a bet or a dumb claim, and promises to follow through with the consequences of said bet/claim. These "toxxes" will be enforced as long as they're reported and made explicit from here on.  smilie usage is not necessary, but recommended to identify the toxx quicker. It can either be an old-school clause (meaning ban) or a specific probation/punishment if specified by the goon.*** SOME GUIDELINES On Posting Post from the heart about anime and manga you like/dislike... filter yourself, however, if you think you're heading towards a probation/ban by posting from the heart.  New On Vagueposting"Wow...THAT happened  ""Welp...guess I have to stop watching that show  " "The end of episode 3 is...wow.  "Posts like these are typical low-effort reaction posts, which can be frustrating because without any context for the post, you won't know what the poster is trying to convey: Whether something is good or bad, and more importantly, why they feel it's good or bad. There are a myriad of subjective reasons to enjoy or dislike a work, and most of the time, not everyone will feel the same way. Being more specific with your posts not only gives other posters a better "heads-up" to the content of the work, but it allows for multiple posters to engage in an actual conversation on the subject matter. In general, you won't be probated for vagueposting (unless you are deliberately doing it to annoy people), but I would encourage you to try to be more descriptive when you make reaction posts. On Making Threads All threads should have a purpose, and ideally at least a little bit of effort put into the OP. You can try a low-effort thread, but if it doesn't go anywhere, it's getting cut. “Stillborn” threads (threads which aren’t inherently bad but aren’t attracting posters) will no longer be gassed for inactivity, but you will be probated for bumping them if it’s clear nobody else other than you has a vested interest in keeping them alive. Also, while backseat modding is generally frowned upon, if you're the Thread's OP and see that things are going south for whatever reason, you can choose to engage whichever goon(s) is/are making a ruckus and choose to temporarily close the thread if you don't see a way out of it. Please contact me if you're thinking about doing the latter just so that I'm on the ball or if a punishment might be necessary. On Sharing Images Three images per post is a good ratio. If you’re posting five or more images in a row, or even just enormous images, please [timg] tag them out of respect for our posters with feebler Internet connections and scrolling fingers. Obviously don’t worry about this if you’re posting smaller pictures. Use common sense. Potentially NSFW Images If you want to post an image but you think someone/you might get in trouble at work for seeing/posting it because it's a bit heavy on the cheesecake/fanservice (without being pornographic, which is still a big no-no; see rule 4), you have to:
We live in an era where new chapters and/or episodes are announced and released with a certain set-your-watch-by-it regularity, with simulcasts and fan translations soon to follow. Once a new release has been announced and linked in its corresponding thread, discussion of its contents is free game and should not require spoiler tags. Please don’t whine to me or anyone else because you wandered into a thread on a day you knew there’d be something to talk about. If you are willing to use spoiler tags, a warning never hurts. If a manga has an anime adaptation (which is the most common scenario) and the anime has its own thread, abstain from posting spoilers from the original manga on the anime thread. On Reporting Please report people for breaking these rules. Sometimes questionable things may be missed. Your confidentiality is always assured, and you may feel free to PM me for a follow-up on any report you’ve filed that you think or feel I haven’t dealt with properly. That said, don’t report typos, grammatical errors, obvious (even if unfunny) jokes, or people you just don’t like but haven’t done anything wrong. On Vtubers Vtubers are not inherently a bad thing. However, several of the more popular ones use child like avatars and suggestive sexual content which is pretty gross. Something awful does not need the crowd that is into this, so going forward we will not be allowing threads about VTubers or the discussion of them here in ADTRW. The old rules are here, if you're interested.
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Plutonis and now Symbolic will be perma-iks for this sub. We really don't have any issues except for the occasional drunk outburst or spoiler so if you see that report it. Otherwise reach out to either if there is a problem in a thread. Or you can reach out to me at Fluffdaddy@somethingawful.com if it's something larger than a sixer or a day probe.
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